Kenya says al Qaeda-trained Sudanese man helped lead mall attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s government said a Sudanese man trained by al Qaeda was among the leaders of a raid on a Nairobi shopping mall in which at least 67 people were killed, the worst attack in the country in 15 years.
Somali militants say Western forces raid base and kill fighter
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali al Shabaab militants said on Saturday British and Turkish special forces had raided a coastal town overnight, killing a rebel fighter, but that a British officer had also been killed and others wounded.
Bahrain to try opposition leader for inciting terrorism
MANAMA (Reuters) – The deputy leader of Bahrain’s largest opposition party is to face trial on charges including inciting terrorism, the public prosecutor of the Gulf Arab kingdom said on Saturday.
Berlusconi to ask to serve sentence in community service: press
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will ask to serve a tax fraud sentence in community service, rather than under house arrest, his lawyer told newswire AGI on Saturday.
Assassinations of Muslim clerics in Kenya ‘boosting al Shabaab’
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – The killings of popular Muslim clerics in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa is strengthening support for Somali militants who massacred at least 67 people in a Nairobi shopping mall two weeks ago, a prominent Islamist said on Satu…
Irish voters reject Prime Minister’s call to scrap Senate
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland voted to retain its upper house of parliament on Saturday, rejecting Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s call to scrap a chamber where the likes of William Butler Yeats once sat but the government saw as redundant.
Italy migrant tragedy unveils plight of survivors
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) – The survivors of a shipwreck off Sicily two days ago live in terrible conditions and face criminal prosecution, a delegation of lawmakers and officials said on Saturday as they called for policy changes at home and in the E…
Congo’s Kabila pledges to implement reforms after national dialogue
DAKAR (Reuters) – Congo’s President Joseph Kabila pledged on Saturday to turn the recommendations from three weeks of national dialogue into policies to tackle the central African nation’s daunting social, institutional and economic problems.
Disabled Chinese rights lawyer freed, vows to sue police
BEIJING (Reuters) – A disabled Chinese rights lawyer whose imprisonment stirred international concern said on Saturday she had been released after serving her two and a half year sentence and pledged to sue the police as well as pursue redress for her …
Brazil opposition to join forces against Rousseff: source
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Two of Brazil’s most popular opposition leaders will join forces on Saturday, a party source told Reuters, an unexpected alliance that could pose a major challenge to President Dilma Rousseff in next year’s election.
